Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
The legend behind mineral wool insulation reaches back centuries — to a discovery made during volcan ic eruptions on the Hawaiian Islands. “When the air hit some of the lava materials, they formed into fibers and the natives realized they could insulate their huts with them,” explains Angie Ogino, technical services leader for Thermafiber Insolutions®, the…
The following eight projects show how careful attention to building envelopes can encourage a weavin g together of people and place.
If you thought LEGO bricks were simply for building castles and forts and that one object you could never get quite right, it’s probably a good time to reevaluate your relationship with these multicolored construction bricks. Devoted DIY aficionados have already figured out how to make lots of things with LEGOs: lamps, vases, key holders,…
Catch a glimpse of the Herzog & de Meuron–designed Hamburg Elbphilharmonie opening today in Hamburg, Germany.
From a passive house in Mallorca to a pizza restaurant in San Sebastian, six projects won or garnere d honorable mentions in the 15th annual Tile of Spain Awards, presented to architecture, interior design and student projects that deftly incorporate Spanish tile. But the winners walked away with more than recognition: The architecture and interior design…
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These projects respond to the low-maintenance nature of its inhabitants (namely, muddy children), ye t retain quiet complexities and nuanced nods to their respective locales.
Masonry is being harnessed in imaginative new ways by contemporary firms.
Over the last century the column has undergone dramatic changes in both structural and aesthetic int erpretation.